Reminder: Easter Camp at the RGU with our GAA coach, Oisin. ⚽️
All information can be found in the flier below, and full registration details are available through the Klubfunder link.
https://hub.klubfunder.com/RussellGaelicUnion/payit/
eventregistration/sav-sports-easter-camp-at-rgu/detail
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A huge thank you to our amazing PTA!
Over the past couple of weeks, they organised a fantastic Easter card making competition for all our pupils. They thoughtfully purchased and prepared card-making packs for every class, providing all the supplies and resources the children needed to get creative.
Today, some of our PTA committee members joined us in school to award prizes to the competition winners – the children were absolutely delighted! To top it all off, the PTA also very kindly gifted an Easter egg to every child in the school, which caused lots of excitement all around.
We are so grateful for your continued support and generosity – thank you, PTA! 🐣💛
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Our Lady and St Patrick P.S & Bunscoil Mhuire agus Phádraig PTA
Today, members of our Student Council, alongside representatives from our PTA and Miss Sweeney, paid a special visit to the Naíscoil and Convent of Mercy Nursery School for a lovely Easter celebration. 🐣💛
Thanks to the incredible support of our wider school community throughout this year’s events, our PTA were able to extend their generosity beyond our own school by gifting Easter eggs to all the children in both the Naíscoil and nursery school.
Our Student Council members had a fantastic time meeting their future schoolmates - sharing stories, playing games, and building new friendships. It was a truly special day filled with smiles, laughter, and memories that will be treasured by all involved. 💚💛
On behalf of our entire school community, we extend our sincere thanks to our PTA for their continued hard work, kindness, and generosity. We are also deeply grateful to our parents and families for their ongoing support.
Wishing our new younger friends a very Happy Easter! 🐰🌷
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Thank you to SAUL GAC for providing us with hurling equipment for our after-school hurling club during Term 2. The children had great fun learning lots of new skills! 🏑
Míle buíochas le Saul GAC as an trealamh iomanaíochta a thabhairt don scoil do chlub iarscoile le linn Téarma a dó. Bhain na páistí an-sult as agus d’fhoghlaim siad scileanna nua!
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P3AL were delighted to lead this week’s assembly, celebrating our school’s core values of inclusion, high expectations, community, respect, wellbeing and faith. The children showed how they live out these values each day in school and at home.
We are so proud of their confidence and teamwork. Thank you to all our parents and guardians for your continued support.
We would like to say a heartfelt thank you to Mr Gardiner, our student teacher from St Mary's University College - Belfast , for all of his hard work and dedication during his teaching practice.
Mr Gardiner has been a wonderful addition to P5MR, delivering a variety of exciting lessons and making learning fun!
We are very grateful for the care, enthusiasm and commitment he has shown to our pupils and wider school community.
We wish Mr Gardiner all the very best in his future studies and his journey into teaching.
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🎭✨ As our 3rd Annual Speech and Drama Festival has now come to a close, "proud" feels like an understatement. We have watched a beautiful transformation take place over the last week.
We were particularly moved by those students who joined us with very few words -shy and quiet -who stood tall on the big stage in front of a packed hall. Seeing that courage in action is exactly why we do what we do. 👏🏾
Beyond the performances, the true spirit of our school shone through in the audience. To the friends who cheered, encouraged, and even handcrafted medals for their classmates: you are the heart of this festival. The dedication and excitement in every classroom have been nothing short of magic. 💚💛
A huge thank you to everyone involved! 🏆
Pictured below, our incredible Key Stage winners:
🌟 Foundation Stage: Grace
🌟 Key Stage 1: Isla
🌟 Key Stage 2: Rose
alongside our esteemed judges Mr Dorrian, Ms Burns and Mr Rice.
Bród! Is é sin an focal atá i mbéal na scoile faoi láthair. Páistí iontacha atá againn. Páistí atá sásta seasamh ar ardán os comhair an slua agus a seacht ndícheall a dhéanamh dán a rá go soiléir. Nach sibh atá cróga. Táimid ar bís don bhliain seo chugainn!
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Our pupils are thoroughly enjoying adding to their athleticism with the Tri Heroes programme led by Madeline from Triathlon Ireland.
Tri Heroes brings triathlon to schools; teaching skills, instilling confidence and generating smiles through cycling and running.
We really hope the good weather stays as we look forward to concluding the programme next week with a mini-duathlon. ☀️
Tá na daltaí ag baint an-sult as an chúrsa Tri Heroes. Tá siad ag cur le scileanna rothaíochta s'acu agus ag dul ó neart go neart.
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Congratulations to our pupils who have excelled both inside and outside of school in their extra-curricular activities recently!
How lucky are we to have such amazingly talented pupils in our school! 🌟
Well done everyone! Maith sibh a phaisti!
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⭐🎭Speech Festival Update🎭⭐
Today our talented Primary and Rang 5 & 6 students took the stage by storm, reciting their poems for a captivated audience and boosting their cognitive development at the same time.
Huge congratulations to all the brave performers who took the spotlight!
Seal P/R 5/6 a bhí ann agus nach ndearna siad jab iontach fosta. Bhí an lucht éisteachta sáite san léiriú. Maith sibh a pháistí; ag cur le féinmhuinín agus forbairt chognaíocha.
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Today we celebrated World Down Syndrome Day in our school! From rocking our mismatched socks to sharing smiles, we’re proud to be a school where everyone belongs. 🧦
Happy World Down Syndrome Day to all our wonderful students and families! 💚💛
Inniu bhí muid ag ceiliúradh Lá Domhanda Siondróm Down! Bhí muid ag caitheamh ár stocaí is gile chun a thaispeáint go bhfuil gach duine difriúil agus go hiontach!!
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What a phenomenal kick-off to our 2026 Speech and Drama Festival! 🎭
We have been delighted to see so many children perform in front of their class, building and developing self-confidence.
We were blown away by incredible performances from our Foundation Stage, who fearlessly took to the stage in front of a larger audience and we couldn’t be prouder!
Tús ar dóigh a bhí ann le Speech & Drama Fesitval 2026! Bhí sé galánta na páistí a fheiceáil ar an ardán agus iad lán muinín ag dul don dán agus lucht féachana ag amharc orthu.
Well done everyone, we are so proud of you! Comhghairdeas libh, is réaltaí sibh. 🌟
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